Unit Book J5
J5 Synthetic View / Typology / Objects

Metal objects from Unit J5

James L. Walker – April 2014

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Introduction

Twenty-four metal artifacts have been recovered so far from J5. They range from projectile points, to tools, to jewelry, to small unidentifiable chunks. The artifacts were recovered from many horizons in the unit ranging from Middle Assyrian to Early Dynamic III. None have been cleaned while about half were analyzed by a metal specialist, Sarah Comelli. The significant J5 metal artifacts are listed below:

Projectile Points
i21

i61

q168.1

q379.2
Needles/Pins
q255.1

q271.1

q279.1

i48

i56
Miscellaneous
i26-Chisel

q220.1-Iron
Earring
i29

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